Monday Habs Headlines: Jesperi Kotkaniemi earns high marks from his coach

Montreal Canadiens news and notes

• There are still many more strides to be made with Jesperi Kotkaniemi, but he’s earned high marks with Claude Julien so far. [NHL]
• The special bond between Big Spicy and Little Spicy (aka Charlie Lindgren and Michael McNiven). [NHL]
• Carey Price has his cake and eats it too after shutting out the Bruins on Saturday night while passing Patrick Roy on the Canadiens’ all-time win list. [Montreal Gazette]
• Price appreciates a fan after the win in Boston/

.@CP0031 rewarding the @CanadiensMTL fan in Boston. pic.twitter.com/7GnNDqlCza

— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) October 28, 2018

• So far this season, the Habs continue to work as a unit and listen to the challenges that their coach throws at them. [La Presse]
• Even though the Habs seem to be gelling in many ways, there’s still work to be done in order to start mastering faceoffs. [Montreal Gazette]
• Andrew Zadarnowski joined The Weekend Gameplan to talk about the big victory over the Bruins and how Benn is improving while Reilly comes back down to earth. [TSN]/

Around the league and elsewhere

• Get to know one of the NHL’s best, and most underappreciated, two-way players — Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov. [Sportsnet]
• Sidney Crosby talks about growing up listening to Bob Cole... while sitting right next to Bob Cole. [Sportsnet]
• Hockey players, fanatics, and developers discuss the lasting impact of NHL ‘94 and its quirky appeal 25 years later. [NHL]
• Auston Matthews is expected to miss at least one game with a shoulder injury after a hit from Jacob Trouba on Saturday night. [NHL]/